Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:35:56 -0500
From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem of installing a serial mouse under win98


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tazha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:42 PM
Subject: Problem of installing a serial mouse under win98


> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:37:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tazha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Problem of installing a serial mouse under win98
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know how to install a serial mouse into a Libretto 100CT
running
> win98??  I have a standard port replicator and I need to plug a mouse and
a
> keyboard to it.  Since there is only one PS2 port, I have to use a serial

You can use a PS/2 Y-splitter and plug in both keyboard and mouse in the
single PS/2 port.

> mosue.  However, win98 cannot detect my serial mouse even if I manually
add
> it into Control Panel.  It seems like that windows is always getting the
PS2
> track point in the machine and ignore the serial mouse.  Can someone help
me
> out to fix this problem??  or does anyone know how to disable the track
> point??

You have to use Toshiba utility or go into BIOS to enable simultaneous mouse
support to allow external mouse to work together with the built-in mouse.

Lawrence




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